It also said it found no evidence that his executive assistant, Susan Hernandez, improperly practiced law privately while working for the court.
In May 2008, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dava Tunis, after reviewing 2,400 pages of transcripts and 1,700 pages of exhibits, recommended that Thompson be found guilty of 27 of the 31 violations of which he had been accused, including making false statements to tribunals, disparaging and humiliating litigants and other lawyers, and improperly practicing law outside of Florida.
As with the authorship phenomenon discussed above, this practice improperly trades on reputation.
Judge Leighton had issued the original restraining order at the request of the National Labor Relations Board, which said that the longshoremen's union was engaged in unfair labor practices and improperly harassing workers at the EGT terminal.
The government said the industry's aggressive marketing practices could improperly drive up costs for Medicare and Medicaid, the federal health programs for 75 million people who are elderly, disabled or poor.
Most State screening regulations are silent on hospitals' responsibilities, though some include specific requirements, and hospitals and administrators can in some States be held liable if newborn screening practices are improperly performed.
He declined to speculate what percentage of residuals were traded improperly, but said the practice had dwindled in recent years amid heightened I.R.S. scrutiny of tax avoidance schemes.
In May 2013, the company found evidence that two former fixed-income traders, who have since left, had been delaying the booking of, and improperly allocating, trades – a practice known as cherrypicking.
All eyes are now turning to the inquiry headed by higher education official Muir Russell that is investigating whether the leaked e-mails are evidence of poor scientific practices, such as improperly withholding data.
A state oversight commission has dismissed allegations that the top judge in Manhattan's appellate court gave jobs to friends and family members, including a former city councilwoman; lied about where he lived; and improperly allowed his assistant to practice law.
